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March 2020 Volume 38 Number 2 Friends of Warrandyte State Park March 2020 Volume 38 Number 2 Friends of Warrandyte State Park Newsletter Website: www.fowsp.org.au Friends of Warrandyte State Park (FOWSP) Inc. PO Box 220 Warrandyte 3113 ABN 94170156655/Incorporation No. A0024890C Editor’s Corner Hello all FOWSPians, If you notice a few irregularities in this newsletter it might just be because I am sitting in a steamy cabin at Crystal Cas- cades Tourist Park near Cairns, trying to finish this to send to my proofreaders before I jump in the pool for a cool off. Having said that, we are very lucky because heavy rain over the past 24 hours has dropped the temperature from high thirties to just a humid high Spider lovers all, as shown by a tee-shirt (Pat’s) , a tattoo (Joseph’s) and spi- twenties. I am not complaining. der earrings (Carol’s). Photo by Cathy Willis See page 3 for more on this The little frog on page 10 was story. photographed at breakfast in Crystal Cascades near Cairns. Tomorrow we head up into the Atherton tablelands to Wondecla near Herberton. Ask Carol if you don’t know where that is. This issue is once again full of reports and photos from our very active TAG team pp.2 and 4. Also on p. 4, Gloria brings us a report on a visually stunning book available in the FOWSP library. See p. 3 and 8 (and photo this page) to see a little of what you missed out on if you didn’t attend the Feb- ruary Environmental Seminar and excursion to Jumping Creek. Lynne Vary shares a photo of a welcomed and determined visitor on p. 7. Some of the nursery social photos are on p. 8 along with some gorgeous local frogs on p. 9. Sorry, that is it. I’m off to make like a frog myself. See you later in March. Linda Rogan Deadline for April edition newsletter is Friday 20 March 2020 contributions can be emailed to Linda Rogan [email protected] or posted to PO Box 220, Warrandyte 3113 FOWSP Newsletter Page 2 Cape Pond Lily Lovely to look at but an environmental pest Don reports that scrambling along Anderson’s Creek in February was not conducive to phone photog- raphy. Fortunately Cathy Willis, who coordinated the TAG that day with guidance from Sharon Main, got a couple of photos (see below). The aim was to remove or de-head Cape Pond Weed (Aponogeton distachy- os), an invasive plant from South Africa which is now infesting the Creek and would soon be setting seed. Sharon has been leading a work group there recently and showed taggers the best method of control at this stage. This pest plant has increased over the last 3 years according to those familiar with the site, and is difficult to remove the rhizome, as the stems break off easily and the rhizome and roots are embedded in the creek bed rocks and gravels. We covered quite a bit of ground in three groups from the Gold Memorial car park up beyond Husseys Lane, more than a kilometre. As it was a hot day, we welcomed the cool water but the going was slippery over rocks and fallen timber. Aponogeton distachyos L.f. Cape Pond-lily (from Vicflora) Rhizome usually c. 2 cm diam. Leaves with petiole to 60(–120) cm long; lamina floating, c. 17–35 cm long and 4–8.5 cm wide. Inflorescence sweetly fragrant, showy; spike axis white to cream-coloured; 8–14- flowered. Perianth white to pale pink, 1–2.5 cm long; stamens c. 15–20; anthers dark purple; carpels 3–6. Fruiting carpels up to 1.5 cm long, with 2–4 seeds per carpel. Seedling initially with terete leaves. Flowers throughout year, possibly less so Jun.–Aug. Native to South Africa. Naturalised in New Zealand, Europe and South America (and Victoria, Aus.) It is commonly cultivated in ponds and most naturalised occur- rences (e.g. farm dams, reservoirs etc.) are derived from this source. Also in February, taggers completed the exclusion fencing at School Fence site on Fourth Hill. While the fencers fenced, the rest removed Cassinia and Kunzea, dragging these and other fire-fuels out of the en- closure and laid them out ready for eventual chipping. February TAGS continued p. 4 FOWSP Newsletter Page 3 Environmental seminar with Joseph Schubert and the Peacock Spiders Several FOWSPians enjoyed a fascinating evening learning about some brilliant little spiders in early Feb- ruary at the Manningham Environmental Seminar. Joseph is employed at the Melbourne Museum as a Legacy Registration Officer Entomology/Arachnology and does taxonomy in his spare time. In fact he has been scared of spiders throughout his early life but now he keeps some as pets. He says that the Maratus species and other Salticidae have helped him transform his fear into apprecia- tion. He mentioned that some consider the Maratus to be like eight-legged kittens. The Salticidae are a large group of small spiders often called jumping spiders. They have characteristically large front eyes and excellent eyesight which helps them with hunting. The real show-offs of the Salticid world are the Maratus species. This only applies to the males as the fe- males are rather drab but a bit larger. The males’ unique abdominal patterns appear to be useful mainly for courtship. While these spiders are venom- ous this is only effective on very small prey. The males only develop their bright colours with their final moult which tends to be in the spring. Outing report (also see photo p. 1) An outing to search for spider habitat took place on the following Saturday at Jumping Creek Reserve. It was the wrong time of year for colourful peacock spiders. We did find a tiny brown jumping spider that Joseph explained is an undescribed genus close to the Maratus (peacock) genus. This group tends to climb trees whereas Maratus prefer to be within a couple feet of the ground or in leaf litter. This one was nearly invisible on the tree. Can you see it in photo right? Several other spiders were seen and photographed. See p. 8. FOWSP Newsletter Page 4 February TAGs continued from p. 2 Thursday 20 February was at Heads Road on the Mullum Mullum Reserve, renovating an earlier FOWSP planting ( some 3 years old I think). As usual this included weeding and removing/fixing stakes and guards. The Lo- mandra and Hop Goodenia didn’t need guards any longer, but any euca- lypts or acacias that dared poke their leaves above the guards have been severely pruned ( either wallabies or deer). The attached photo (right) is a severe example, showing a fallen tree which took out the middle stump and landed square between the other stakes. Notice the surviving acacia which is managing to keep going. Aside from that, the only excitement was Don’s misfortune to get attacked by a swarm of European wasps. They certainly are mean critters!! Thanks for the report from Don and Gray Bookchat by Gloria Moore Orquideas del Valle de Aburra, Medellin, Colombia (which trans- lates to “Orchids of Aburrá Valley, Medellin, Colombia”) The Valle de Aburrá is a subregion of the central south of the departa- mento de Antioquia, Colombia, in the middle of the central Cordillera de los Andes, altitudes between 1300 and 2800 m above sea level. It’s part of the natural basin of the Medellin River. This 397 page book is published by the Sociedad Colombiana de Or- quideologia (Colombian Orchid Society). Information is presented in standardized form: Latin name, taxonomy, generalia (terrestrial, inflorescence, etc.), distribu- tion and habitat, state of conservation, cultivation, and 'Lista de especies de orquideas reporta- das par el Valle de Aburra' listing Latin names. The book is entirely in Spanish, but don’t let that deter you – it has the most stunning full page photography and is certainly worth borrow- ing for that alone. It’s available from the FOWSP library – Reference No. FL694. TAGS (Thursday activity groups) TAGS meet at the nursery at 9.00 am for a 9.15 am departure. Please remember to wear appropriate footwear and clothing for the weather, and please bring your own filled water bottle. Contact number: 0408 317 327 Difficulty ratings: Easy: Even terrain, some light lifting, kneeling and bending involved. Few tripping hazards. Moderate: Uneven terrain, light to heavy lifting, kneeling and bending involved. Tripping hazards present. Difficult: Steep terrain, light to heavy lifting, working in over-grown areas and lots of bending. Many tripping hazards and slippery surfaces present. 5/03/2020 Walert Creek GRAY Planting, maintenance Moderate 12/03/2020 Haslam fence PHIL Cassinia thinning, leaf and branch removal. Moderate 19/03/2020 Endeavour Bank ARTUR Grant fencing Moderate 26/03/2020 Harding fence PHIL Cassinia thinning, fence work, leaf litter removal aroundModerate orchids and charcoal work. 2/04/2020 Walert Creek GRAY Planting, maintenance Moderate Check the website for any changes at http://fowsp.org.au/activities.php Please note TAGS and activities will be cancelled on Total Fire Ban days or when weather conditions are deemed hazardous. FOWSP Newsletter Page 5 FOWSP COMMITTEE 2020 OTHER FOWSP CONTACTS Artur Muchow 0415 383328 Secretary Nursery Manager Josh Revell Nursery Phone 0408 317 327 email [email protected] Lynda Gilbert 9844 0106 Treasurer and Park Office 03 8427 2132 Membership Linda Rogan 9435 5806 Newsletter editor Newsletter assist and Librarian [email protected] Gloria Moore 0402 285005 Facebook Coordinator Annette Lion 0414 249 729 Gray Ardern 0418 190261 Market Trailer Jan Falconer 9844 1226 or 0419 872 096 email [email protected] Lisa Jenkins 0431 840 415 Manningham Council Rep Cathy Willis 0427 660 651 Carolyn Noel 0409 901441 Webmaster Jason Patton 0402 121838 [email protected] Kelvin Watkins 0488 039 774 Website: www.fowsp.org.au Jeff Cranston 0418 396 647 FOWSP general enquiry number 1300 [email protected] 764 422 The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of FOWSP Next Committee Meeting Newsletter Team this month: Linda Rogan, Date: Tuesday 10 March 2020 Gloria Moore, Lisa Jenkins Venue: Education Centre, Pound Bend Time: 19:30 pm sharp Manningham City Council Environment Seminars The Environment Seminars are held on the first Wednesday of the month.
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